The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[Erzz]

I'm trying out FMC for quite some time now using CFOP but i m never able to get a solve less than 50 moves.

What alternatives should i try? I wanna get to somewhere below 40 moves.

Have you read this?

 

[ilikecubing]

Have you read this?

ya it got me nowhere

 

[TiLiMayor]

In 3x3 BLD using ye old pochmann I must make d, d', D, D', l, l' and L, L' as set up movements so I dont mess up with the corners?, im making some nonblind solves and Im ruining the corners every time.

 

[ilikecubing]

In 3x3 BLD using ye old pochmann I must make d, d', D, D', l, l' and L, L' as set up movements so I dont mess up with the corners?, im making some nonblind solves and Im ruining the corners every time.

if these are the setup moves you are using for edges,they are incorrect,you can use l and d....for example,if your buffer is UF,for the edge on DR u can do d' l2 and shoot to UB with J perm then do l2 d,they wont mess up your corners,your corners will come back to their original position after you undo the setup moves.

 

[ilikecubing]

Is there any way of doing the Heise method without using commutators?

 

[steph1389]

Just gave my cube it first wash, i also lubricated the cube after it dried and it Ian currently standing for an hour. I was wondering is there anything I've missed or need to do?

 

[HavoCentral]

Is there any way of doing the Heise method without using commutators?

After checking his site to make sure I remembered correctly, commutators are for the last step(the last three corners), as well as a simpler method for step 3(b) edges first. So I suppose you could use a list of 3-cycle corner algorithms. But in my opinion, commutators are fairly simple to understand, compared to learned a list of algs, and they also come in handy in some blindfold methods. Ex: 3OP



Is there a site that lists 4x4 PLLs? Im asking about full PLLs that include parity.

 

[EricReese]

Assemble it

 

[steph1389]

Its still standing and i don't have the IQ of a 5 year old, so im likely not to forget!

 

[TiLiMayor]

if these are the setup moves you are using for edges,they are incorrect,you can use l and d....for example,if your buffer is UF,for the edge on DR u can do d' l2 and shoot to UB with J perm then do l2 d,they wont mess up your corners,your corners will come back to their original position after you undo the setup moves.

The idea I had was to do setup moves that dont move any the two corners I have un UFR and UBR, and if I need to do an R, F or B move I had to do 2 swaps so the corners would be in their starting position before the R, F or B move.

Im using UR as buffer so I shoot to UL with t-perm or UF and UB with j-perm

 

[Godmil]

In 3x3 BLD using ye old pochmann I must make d, d', D, D', l, l' and L, L' as set up movements so I dont mess up with the corners?, im making some nonblind solves and Im ruining the corners every time.

I liked to hold the cube by those corners during setup moves, just so I could be sure I didn't move them.

Is there any way of doing the Heise method without using commutators?

you can use L3C (last three corners) which is about 22 algs, if you set them all up on the same layer, but it will probably waste a few moves. Like Havo said, it's probably easier to learn how to do commutators. Also they're good to know in general, it will aid your understanding of the cube... also being able to solve it without algorithms will give you a good comeback when a non-cuber says you're cheating by memorising the moves
(having said that, L3C is still fun to learn )

 

[cincyaviation]

if these are the setup moves you are using for edges,they are incorrect,you can use l and d....for example,if your buffer is UF,for the edge on DR u can do d' l2 and shoot to UB with J perm then do l2 d,they wont mess up your corners,your corners will come back to their original position after you undo the setup moves.

His setup moves were perfectly correct. Also, most people do would do D2 L2 then T perm, and the buffer would be UR not UF.

 

[RyanReese09]

Where is cyclo silicone spray sold? Any local stores in the U.S.?

 

[TiLiMayor]

Ok holding the cube by the corners worked out pretty well for me, now Ill move on to the corners, and im doing pretty well my setup moves and inserting cool commutators, but I cant see how to solve when UFR and UBR (which are the ones swapped in ye old pochmann), I try build up a commutator but I always end up messing the whole cube once I undo the setup moves. Any help? Could you help me out with a couple of examples on how to do this.

 

[TiLiMayor]

Its still standing and i don't have the IQ of a 5 year old, so im likely not to forget!

If you feel your cube better than before, then you are done and your cube wash turned out pretty well so congrats, if not lubix is a lube you can trust.

 

[hic0057]

Is there anywhere you can buy tiles for megaminx.

 

[TheMachanga]

Can you use M2 for 4x4 edges and 5x5 wings (second and and fourth layers in 5x5) in BLD? If not, why?

 

[Erzz]

Is there anywhere you can buy tiles for megaminx.

You could buy uncut material from CubeSmith and make your own.

 

[bluedasher]

I just got a Stackmat timer for Christmas and I have heard talk about connecting the timer up to your computer somehow and using the timer through CCT and other various cube timers. I see the port, but I can't find the cord. I'm sorry if this is a silly question, but is the cord or whatever supposed to come with the timer or is it separate?

Thanks!

 

[cincyaviation]

I just got a Stackmat timer for Christmas and I have heard talk about connecting the timer up to your computer somehow and using the timer through CCT and other various cube timers. I see the port, but I can't find the cord. I'm sorry if this is a silly question, but is the cord or whatever supposed to come with the timer or is it separate?

Thanks!

Seperate, i don't remember what kind though.